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Matthew A. Henson Elementary

(410) 396-0776

Physical Address:
1600 North Payson ST
Baltimore, MD  21217
Mailing Address:
1600 N Payson ST
Baltimore, MD  21217

School Information

District:
Baltimore City Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Baltimore City
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
394

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Matthew A. Henson Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Black 99.49% 87.90% 40.38%
White 0.25% 8.74% 45.40%
Hispanic 0.25% 4.32% 10.26%
American Indian 0% 0.62% 0.61%
Asian/Pacific 0% 1.34% 5.87%

Genders in Matthew A. Henson Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.02% 49.93% 49.47%
Male 48.98% 50.07% 50.53%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Matthew A. Henson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 428 422 392
White 0 0 1
Hispanic 0 1 1
Others 0 0 0
American Indian 0 0 0
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 428 423 394

Enrollment by Gender for Matthew A. Henson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 212 208 201
Male 216 215 193
Total 428 423 394

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Matthew A. Henson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 428 423 394
# Eligible for free lunch 320 (75%) 310 (73%) 355 (90%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 28 (7%) 37 (9%) 14 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 348 (81%) 347 (82%) 369 (94%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Matthew A. Henson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 428 423 394
Fulltime teachers 30.5 28.0 24.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.00 15.10 16.08
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.84 14.35 14.81